Kevin Durant: Happy for Seattle, sad for Sacramento

That Kevin Durant is one good basketball player. But maybe his future lies in politics.

He has told an Oklahoma City newspaper that he’s happy that Seattle, where he, of course, began his NBA career, might be getting a team. And he’s sad that Sacramento might be losing its team to Seattle.

The reason he was asked: The Thunder play the Kings in Sacramento on Friday night in an old Sonics vs new Sonics matchup.

He got all nostalgic to The Daily Oklahoman about his last game at KeyArena and his admiration for Seattle — a place he apparently likes but hasn’t seen since that last game.

Understandable, he lives in Oklahoma City, after all.

Kevin Durant as a Sonic

“It’s a great day for the Seattle fans and a tough day for Sacramento fans,” Durant said. “I’ve been a part of that whole deal.

“I loved the city of Seattle. It’s a great place to live. It’s beautiful, especially in the spring and summertime. The fans are unbelievable, man. They show so much support. It’s just a great city, a great NBA city. But I feel for the Sacramento fans because you never know when another team will come around. (Sacramento) is a great city. The fans are very enthused about basketball there in Sacramento so it’s going to be tough to see them leave.”

Oh, yeah, those fans in Oklahoma City are great, too.

Alas, there was no baby for Durant to kiss.

Durant and Nick Collison are the only two members of the Thunder who played in Seattle.

The Oklahoman, by the way, has this classic line about KeyArena, calling it “the outdated venue that Seattle officials and residents refused to replace, paving the way for the franchise’s move to Oklahoma City.”